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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Angel_Unigwe > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Angel_Unigwe.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Unigwe > Source revision: 1345941180 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Nigerian actress (born 2009)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Angel Unigwe | image = | caption = Edisco lala | birth_name = Divine-Angel Onyinyechi Unigwe | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2005|06|27|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Lagos](/source/Lagos), Nigeria | citizenship = Nigeria | occupation = Actress, model, presenter | years_active = 2011{{ndash}}present }} '''Angel Unigwe''' {{Audio|Ig-Angel Unigwe.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (born Divine-Angel Onyinyechi Unigwe; 27 June 2005) is a Nigerian actress, model, and presenter who has also featured in popular television commercials. == Career == Introduced to the movie industry by her mum, Unigwe started as a child actor making her debut in 2015 after taking up roles in ‘Alison’s Stand,’ a popular Nigerian television series; and since then she has continued to warm the hearts of film audiences’.{{Cite news|date=5 May 2019|title=Angel-Onyi wins child actor award|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/angel-onyi-wins-child-actor-award/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 November 2021|newspaper=[The Nation](/source/The_Nation_(Nigeria))|language=en-US}} == Filmography == Unigwe has played several dominant roles in no fewer than 30 films produced in Nigeria, an industry adjudged to be the second-largest in the world after [Bollywood](/source/Hindi_cinema). Some of the films Unigwe has featured in include ‘Woe man’, ‘Everything in Between’ series, ‘Middle of nowhere,’ ‘[Light in the Dark](/source/Light_in_the_Dark_(film)),’ ‘[Three Thieves](/source/Three_Thieves_(2019_film)),’ ‘Ajoche,’ ‘[King of boys](/source/King_of_Boys),’ ‘Code Wilo,’ ‘Mute,’ ‘Bereaved: Pains of Aliyah,’ ‘My Siblings and I,’ ‘Zuriel's Diary,’ ‘City Crimes,’ ‘Bobo A Rats Tale,’ ‘Nigerian trade,’ ‘Ten years Married: Mirage,’ ‘Freedah,’ among others. In 2018, Unigwe starred in Light in The Dark, a movie produced and directed by [Ekene Som Mekwunye](/source/Ekene_Som_Mekwunye) that was released on 25 January the following year featuring [Joke Silva](/source/Joke_Silva), [Rita Dominic](/source/Rita_Dominic), [Kalu Ikeagwu](/source/Kalu_Ikeagwu), [Ngozi Nwosu](/source/Ngozi_Nwosu), [Saidi Balogun](/source/Saheed_Balogun), [Kiki Omeili](/source/Kiki_Omeili), Nonso Odogwu, Big Mickey and Prince Unigwe among a host of others.{{Cite news|date=7 December 2018|title=Light in The Dark hits cinemas January 25|url=https://www.sunnewsonline.com/light-in-the-dark-hits-cinemas-january-25/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 November 2021|newspaper=[The Sun](/source/The_Sun_(Nigeria))|language=en-US}} In 2019, Unigwe played Fuwe in “Three Thieves”, composed by the trio Sammy Egbemawei, Abba Makama, and Africa Ukoh.{{Cite news|date=22 September 2019|title=In search of three thieves|url=https://guardian.ng/art/in-search-of-three-thieves/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 November 2021|newspaper=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian_(Nigeria))|language=en-US}} The movie released to the cinema in Nigeria on 4 October had Babtunwa Aderinokun and Uche Okocha as the Executive Producer and producer respectively.{{Cite news|date=20 September 2019|title=Three Thieves Shows in the Cinemas|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/09/20/three-thieves-shows-in-the-cinemas/|access-date=7 November 2021|newspaper=[This Day](/source/This_Day)|language=en-US}} In 2021 Unigwe starred in the television series “The Olive,” released in May 2021 directed by Yemi Morafa and produced by Esse Akwawa and Chidinma Igbokweuche.{{Cite web|last=Tv|first=Bn|date=21 May 2021|title=Anayo Finds Another Secret in Episode 3 of Accelerate TV's New Series "The Olive"|url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2021/05/accelerate-tv-the-olive-s1-e3/|access-date=7 November 2021|website=BellaNaija|language=en-US}} == Awards and nominations == Unigwe has received multiple nominations and awards throughout her career. In 2019, she was named Child Actor of the Year at the Intellects Giant Awards and won Best Young/Promising Actor at the [Africa Movie Academy Awards](/source/Africa_Movie_Academy_Awards) (AMAA) held on 27 October 2019.{{Cite news |title=Winners for di 2019 Africa Movie Academy Awards |url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-50176271 |access-date=7 November 2021 |work=BBC News Pidgin}} She later received the Best Child Actress in a Movie award at the 2021 [Best of Nollywood](/source/Best_of_Nollywood_Awards) (BON) Awards for her performance in ''Strain''. On 20 May 2023, she was honored with the Trailblazer[Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards](/source/Africa_Magic_Viewers'_Choice_Awards).{{Cite news |last=Ige |first=Rotimi |date=2023-05-21 |title=Winners at 9th edition of Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards [Full List] |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/winners-at-9th-edition-of-africa-magic-viewers-choice-awards-full-list/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |newspaper=[Nigerian Tribune](/source/Nigerian_Tribune)}} == References == {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Unigwe, Angel}} Category:21st-century Nigerian actresses Category:Nigerian child actresses Category:Actresses from Lagos Category:Living people Category:Nigerian film actresses Category:Nigerian female models Category:Nigerian television presenters Category:2005 births Category:Nigerian media personalities --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Angel Unigwe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Unigwe) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Unigwe?action=history)). 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